come here to visit, the person who does it. >> there is no easy way around the system. >> he is taking his friend for a walk. >> he doesn't have a parking problem. >> he is about the only one. >> there are a lot of residents down here that can't find parking. you got the navel academy, st. johns, these special events like the boat shows. and they all want parking down here. >> at $25 a pop for a parking teght ticket you are better off using the city 's parking garages. >> the new license plate readers are not on the streets yet. they will go on line on november. the house known as the edgar allen poe house is still in limbo, one man is trying to help.

they are hope to raise funds to help keep it open. subsidies to keep it open will end soon and they hope this show will help raise awareness and help preserve it. the one man play will be tonight and next weekend and friday the 21st, admission is 10 bucks. more of this fantastic weather on tap. not a cloud in the sky anywhere in the mid-atlantic states. temperatures in the 60s and 70s, low 70s westminster to bethesda, and 60s over on the eastern shore, winds have let up. a bit of a breeze the last two days not today. winds generally less than five miles per hour, this evening temperatures fall through the 60s, nice cool conditions and a light breeze and again into the

remainder of the forecast clear sky. more coming up. >> the republican committee have set its caucus on tuesday, january the third. they plan to work to coordinate the best day to kickoff the season. iowa is changing after florida and nevada moved up their primary dates to january. and whether it is the presidential election in 2012 will have a huge budget mess on their hands. a new report shows the deficit hit 1.3 trillion in the last fiscal year. sounds bad. right? get this, that is better than the record set just two years ago. the war in afghanistan is now officially the longest running convict the united states has ever been involved in. over the last 10 years 2.3 million men and women have fought in iraq and afghanistan and have come a long way.

members of the 705th explosive ordinance disposal company it has meant diffusing roadside bombs, those bombs have killed more soldiers than any other weapons and transformed how the army fights and taken a heavy toll. >> there have been a lot of good guys we have lost and we were not prepared for that or expecting that. >> a recent pole found that 1/3 of veterans thought the afghan and iraq wars weren't worth it but the men of the 705th whose memory of those who won't come home felt that is what keeps them going. be aware of zombies, apparently they are out there says the warning on one oklahoma highway. why in the world would anyone warn about, well, zombies? and when it comes to keeping your children safe parents will use any tool they know how, what may help them out. coming up some of the apps for your smart phone that, well, could help you out.

no. oh, my god. okay. oh, my god. okay. >> apparently this wild turkey did not appreciate a tv cameraman in florida -- in california, you can see the turkey, well, is just coming after the camera, guy, the turkey appears to be winning, who knows what the turkey was protecting. probably this wasn't a good sign for thanksgiving. you don't see this, the fire truck dragging the hose, they didn't know and it did injure a man who got smacked by that water hose. drivers in oklahoma better slow down for zombies ahead, someone programmed that warning into a sign put up by the state

but not everyone thinks it is funny, one says it can cause confusion, congestion and accidents. when it comes to keeping your children safe we here at abc2 are working for you, coming up how to use your smart phone to find a lost child or solve a burned hand or other questions. b

the death of steve jobs continues to make waves throughout the world. it has been announced that next week apple fans have decleared a steve jobs days, it is october 14th, the same day as the new phone is scheduled to

be released. the website is encouraging folks to dress in his trademark jeans and black turtleneck. of course, we have name to thank for the now famous catchphrase, well, there is an app for that, it is true for just about everything and there are asps that provide life saving advice for your children's safety. meagen pringle shows us a few things that might help you out. >> reporter: kids everywhere playing hard, sometimes too hard. we hear about sports injuries with children more and more these days and now coaches and parents have help right in the palm of their hand. there is an app helpful for dealing with head trauma for kids. >> if i am familiar with the symptoms, the check list feature is brilliant. >> it doesn't end there. the concussion app is just one

of several designed to help a deal with a child's safety and there is one about bug bites and another one. >> we sent it to his school, teacher, scout leaders, coaches for sporting events and grandparents. >> they also use the app that is a favorite for mamas like her. >> that is a wealth of information just lake like the website but more portable. >> not just moms. it is a useful tool at home and in school. >> i think that we could incorporate the use of these apps into a daily routine here at the clinic because not all schools have full time medical personnel. they don't all have a nurse. >> what about an app for those emergencies that pop up? that is where the ice app comes in. >> ice stands for in case of emergency and it is a place where you can enter in a wealth

of information about your family's medical history, insurance information, blood type, allergies. there is even an app from the fbi that allows you to store information about your child in case they go missing. they do have one more precaution, make sure they are protected with a password. >> you need to be cautious about the kinds of information you are sharing on your phone booth phone about your family. >> that is good. >> it is important. >> it helps but it doesn't replace a professional. meeghan pringle, abc2 news. >> there are a number of apps she mentioned, to see any of them head to abc2 news.com,

find the 5 apps every parent needs and a series of stories we feature in an effort to keep you and your family safe. >> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> the last several days we are going to keep this going throughout the entire picture here and -- clear skies has been the story and continues to be and will be the next several days. 69 at dwi. wins east at 7. barometer 3.43 and falling. let's look ahead to saturday, navy marine corps stadium. we have got the golden eagles of southern miss coming in to take on me middies, 3:30. upper 70s about as news as it gets for football here. in baltimore nothing but sunshine, but talking about football let's take a look at

some of the football fields. laurel getting busy out there, getting set for friday night football. manchester on the field here finding nothing but sunshine, clear skies. it will be chillier this evening but on the whole tough to complain with weather this clear. maryland's powerful radar still setting clear. across the state right now upper 60s, low 70s. that is the overall set up, humidity is so bone dry, comfortably low. eastern shore tomorrow we look for mid to upper 70s. denton 78, kent is about 75. a bay breeze there. bay water temperature or ocean water temperatures still well up into the 60s so a good beach weekend with so much sunshine and again still relatively warm water conditions. across the east coast there is so little weather. you got to get down for like savannah, georgia, to find any weather, really. the overall pattern huge high pressure cell sitting over the northeastern states. the bottom line is we have been on the cool side of this thing. it has been slow to move

yesterday and today. it has stalled out. that is good in a way, keeps the clear weather around. but as it shifts around sunday and monday this high pressure will move further offshore. that means wrap around flow, return flow that will mean warmer conditions coming out of the south. so a south breeze will help make things milder. hurricane phillipe over the open atlantic waters now. so about 600 miles or so east of the island of bermuda, so even though it has achieved hurricane strength it is drifting now away from bermuda and into the open atlantic water, so not a concern for that island but it is interesting to note we can still get decent hurricane activity in the atlantic right through mid-occasionally even late october. overnight 46, starry skies, lynette charles put me up to this one, so running out of

words so nice for so long. tomorrow clear and dry, seasonable we will call that, seven-day-forecast, before you in get to that octoberfest, 70s and sunshine for that saturday looking real good and again the entire out outlook more of the same, warmer sunday into monday but there is a change coming late next week so -- >> -- back in september it is nice to dry out a little bit. i know a lot of the farmers trying to get corn in appreciate this dry spell. >> yeah, it got depressing with the gray weather but we are reaping the rewards now. >> sounds good. >> thanks, wyatt. now to our continuing coverage of democracy 2012. the president said protests are giving voice to those frustrated with the system and many are expressing frustration with the president. troy joins us on the impact

this protest could have on obama's future. >> reporter: roosevelt yeah, you know you have probably seen these protests over the past few weeks or so but basically today i decided i wanted to get out hit the streets and meet some of these protesters face- to-face. >> this is the occupation. >> reporter: they gathered from across the country, unified by a call for change. >> it is not right. >> in equity of income distribution. >> good jobs and good wages. >> we are not a one issue thing. there is -- i am a veteran. >> reporter: some think it represents a new movement. the far west answer to the tea party but not all party politics. >> we should fire them all and start from scratch. >> you just said we should fire them all. does that include the president? >> from my own personal perspective, yes. >> with the capitol in the backdrop people are camping out and trying to get their voices heard, a sign their anger could play a major role in this

election, in 2010 the tea party changed the debate and forced many republicans to make difficult choices. now the question is will this unrest from the left but the president in a similar spot in 2012. >> i fell for obama, but, no, i will not vote for him again. >> so roosevelt just who are these protesters, today i found out most are not from washington, have traveled here and potentially these are the voter who can make a major difference in the election. >> in order to elect the president in the first place voters need to know who the candidates are and what do you have f for us on that? >> this is surprising. this was something we found out today. it was a pole. basically i want to ask you this question, see if you can get the answer because i was shocked by it. all right here we go, what percentage of people can't name a gop candidate for president. >> what percentage? i am going to guess 20, 30%.

>> you are optimistic but this is what it was -- >> wow. >> -- shocking -- >> -- big field, so who knows what is going to happen there. thanks a lot. reporting from washington, dc tonight. coming up all brand new at 6:00 police need your help to find two armed robbers. we will tell you what they did. an exhibit on display brings attention to childhood hunger, we will tell you where to check it out. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. now a preview of what is ahead on world news at 6:30.

it has announced it is delaying the announcement with samsung about the new version of the android phone, the company says it is out of respect for steve jobs, this morning they greed it was not the appropriate time for the announcement of a new product, no word on when it will take place. fighting animals, we have this report. >> disney is jumping on the bandwagon, the company has decided to rerelease other

classic animated films in 3-d, according to disney lion king passed the 80 million mark, disney plans to extend what was planned as a two week release. it beat out money ball staring brad pitt. following its success disney will rerelease 4 more. beauty and the beast will hit theaters next year on january 13th, followed by finding nemo, and others will follow that. lastly she is returning to the big screen when the little mermaid hits screens in september of 2013.

>> the band sugarland says they will return for a concert, the band was about to take the stage when the rigging collapsed, killing 7 and hurting dozens more. would you like living your life out on the water? well there are many folks who do but many who can't. tonight we introduce you to a man living that dream when abc2 news at 6:00 starts right now. the september jobs report was released today, showing the nation is still stuck with 9.1% unemployment but the future in baltimore is looking a little brighter. we will tell you why. >> this is -- this is more about respect and what is right for everyone. >> and we will tell you what has a lot of people living in downtown annapolis breathing a sigh of relief. >> and times are tough and for a lot of folks that means

ending up in jobs they never thought they would have. how one man ended up sailing away from his old career. the most recent jobs report came out and while more than 100 new jobs hit the economy last month unemployment stayed the same. the news here in baltimore however has a little bit more of an inside, abc2 news brian has more. >> reporter: though a positive trend the most recent report shows a stagnant national economy. but here in downtown baltimore that needle may be moving. >> in terms of job creation, baltimore is better than the rest of the country, last year we addd a 6700 jobs. >> reporter: mike evans with the downtown partnership says there has been a 10% job growth in the past years, the evidence is written in the skyline, downtown's economy just may be look in up. >> transamerica was a big one

for downtown, office space that was vacated and it has been filled within a year. >> reporter: then there is baltimore's latest son, underarmor who announced plans to dwowbl double size here along with other moves that should bring in about 600 more jobs. add that to the now empty hollow point scheduled for some business development and other smaller firms moving in and you get 50 leases signed in 2010 with 21 new offices coming on line. 2011's numbers so farrar far, are not as strong but do continue a trend. >> we are seeing a continuation of the heavy industry that baltimore is known for and others. >> still it is at 19%, officials want to see na down near 10, a reality they hope continues to be spelled